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Abstract
Hewitt's tennis achievement test evaluates three basic skills in tennis at the university level—service, forehand, and backhand drives. By use of the “test-retest” method reliabilities range from .75 to .94. Validity coefficients for each of the three skills in tennis when compared with individuals' rank order of play ability range from .52 to .93.
The data indicate that the Hewitt service placement tennis test predicts best at the varsity level, whereas the revised Dyer wall test has the highest validity coefficient for advanced players. Hewitt's speed of service test as measured by the distance the ball bounces is the best test for beginners.
Achievement scale norms for the forehand, backhand, and service skills at the university level are listed for the beginner, intermediate, and varsity groups.